It has been a super crazy couple of weeks filled with good times and much music!
Monday the 9th
After an early morning meeting with some clients I decided that I should spend some quality time with Andy (my snowboard) & Cypress Mountain. So I took to the hills! The snow was swell and there weren’t many people about. Most of the Eagle chair runs were still groomed for the world cup and thus not available to be ridden, but the raven chair runs were awesome as per usual. I wish that chair wasn’t so long :)
Tuesday the 10th
we started the day with an awesome headshot session followed by working Mexican lunches with Trevor Jansen
Wednesday the 11th
Did some photo wandering and out and about errands
Thursday the 12th
Thursday was this jerk’s birthday, so with the exception of a mid day meeting I didn’t do much of anything work related. I played my guitar for the better part of the day and collected my Mac from the Mac doctor. While I was at the Apple store I also grabbed a little 25 key midi controller that I have been eying up for a long time. I called it a birthday gift for me!
It is quite swell it recognizes how hard I am pressing the keys and they are weighted much like a real piano, so it and garage band are the awesome!! I will be learning to play the piano via YouTube. Don’t laugh, seriously there are some decent lessons on the You Tubes.
My Friend Lisa also had a Jam session at Rockspace that evening which was a little sketchy at first until we found our way around the PA system and what not. Shan & I both sang on what will be an awesome version of the Communist Daughter which needs some works so you don’t get to hear it yet. Typical Frog beer after and then an evening of playing guitar/piano/garage band. All in all an awesome birthday.
Friday the 13th
Friday was regular work and such, no scary unexplainable phenomenon that I was aware of but that’s not to say that it didn’t happen. :) There was a chunk of awesome on Friday though Tracey that awesome gal that she is came by and gave me the perfect b-day gift ever….
The Crate Acoustic-60 Amp!!!!
It has two channels so I can plug in a Mic or a Guitar or both at the same time!! It is the only amp that we would really need for an acoustic show! It has lowZ outs to tie it into house sound and the like. :) Tracey You really really really really rock!!!! Thank You!
Saturday the 14th Valentines Day
We had a party at the studio where we met some new people and somehow managed at our tame party to scandalize a number of other people. Kimli tells it best.
Sunday the 15th
Sunday was a take it easy day. We had a photo shoot in the middle of the day but outside of that it was a hang at home day. We watched Revolutionary Road. Not a great movie really… It was well made and well acted but nothing really remarkable about it other than its predictable build up to a un-climactic ending.
Monday the 16th
As Mondays often are we had kind of a busy day with work and what not. That evening we were invited to speak for the PPABC. For those not in the know PPABC is the original photographers association in BC. It is the true definition of old school. We were invited to discuss what we do and marketing and such. Being that most of our marketing has an online component we discussed things like Facebook and twitter and I got the impression that most of what we said was complete gibberish to the vast majority of people. It was good though I enjoy talking to groups of people like I am an authority in subjects, and they are talking about bringing us back for a full day session. Good times!
Tuesday the 17th
Tuesday was another busy day but somehow in the middle I found time to hit Long & McQuade for a bit of awesome shopping. I was there to get some better guitar pics and possibly a mic stand but I ended up finding a used/returned bass for very cheap!! It is not going to win any awards for spectacular sound or anything but it serves my functions. I have been playing with the four track a little playing guitar and then laying down some simple bass tracks its really fun. It is a short scale Bass so it is smaller and easier to handle. It is perfect to try out different bass line ideas and junk and as I said before it was super cheap :)
Later there was some Third Tuesday action, but other than that, this has been a busy week and a bit with The Jerk. I will try and keep up with the actual posting of things when they happen so I don’t have a crazy week in review thing going on :)
The Snow Has Come!!…
But what to do with it? That is the Question. I am left with a huge dilemma, do I go to Whistler tomorrow as planned (and by myself I may add cause none of you are interested in a free ride to Whistler it seems) and rock out all day on a crazy mostly open mountain, or do I stay here and chance that Cypress is going to open more than the single green run chair tomorrow? Such a tough choice.
Right now I am leaning towards continuing with the original plan and hitting up Whistler early in the AM, but I really don’t know. It is your last day to feed peeps by commenting on my blog so everyone should tell me what to do in the comments.
Last night was a good time that started at the Best Of 604 party thing at the Celler on Granville, and ended at Wine-o’s with a grumpy waitress. All was fun and I am sure that I insulted half of our table and outright offended the better part of the rest, but what can I say. I am a jerk. I was thinking about doing a Snowboard Movie Night tonight but with all the uncertainties and people not sure what’s happening I am thinking that it is best to wait on that one till maybe next Friday. So… let it be known that Friday the 19th I will be hosting a Snowboard movie night at our studio in Gastown followed by a day on the slopes the following Saturday the 20th!!
Email me to RSVP